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Drama box office · Week 14 · Mar 27–Apr 2, 1983

Drama Box Office, Week 14 of 1983: Drama Releases of Mar 27–Apr 2

Love Letters (1983) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2), with $5.3M worldwide, ahead of Man, Woman and Child (1983) at $2.3M and Heart Like a Wheel (1983) at $272.3K. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 86% on Week 13, 1983, whose releases took $55.2M.

week 14 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$7.9M
Love Letters (1983), the #1
$5.3M
vs Week 13, 1983
−86%
Love Letters (1983) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 drama movie of Week 14, 1983

Love Letters (1983)

1983 · Drama, Romance

$5.3M worldwide · 67% of the chart's total

$5.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 14 of 1983?

Love Letters (1983) leads with $5.3M, 67% of the total. The top 3 together took $7.9M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Love Letters (1983) movie poster Number 1
    $5.3M Love Letters (1983)
    $5.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Man, Woman and Child (1983) movie poster Number 2
    $2.3M Man, Woman and Child (1983)
    $2.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Heart Like a Wheel (1983) movie poster Number 3
    $272.3K Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
    $272.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 14 of 1983, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2).

  1. 1 Love Letters (1983) movie poster
    Love Letters (1983) Apr 1, 1983 · English · Drama, Romance $5.3M worldwide
    Apr 1, 1983 US and Canada: $5.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.3M
  2. 2 Man, Woman and Child (1983) movie poster
    Man, Woman and Child (1983) Apr 1, 1983 · English · Drama $2.3M worldwide
    Apr 1, 1983 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
  3. 3 Heart Like a Wheel (1983) movie poster
    Heart Like a Wheel (1983) Apr 1, 1983 · English · Biography, Drama, Sport $272.3K worldwide
    Apr 1, 1983 US and Canada: $272.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $272.3K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 14 of 1983?

Of the top 3, Love Letters (1983) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Heart Like a Wheel (1983) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $7.9M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Love Letters (1983) $5.3M
    $5.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Man, Woman and Child (1983) $2.3M
    $2.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Heart Like a Wheel (1983) $272.3K
    $272.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 14 of 1983 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 14, 1982 earned the most: $36.2M from 4 films, led by Some Kind of Hero (1982). Week 14, 1983 took $7.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 14, 1974 Mar 31–Apr 6 1 film 1 $7.5M – The Sugarland Express (1974) $7.5M
Week 14, 1975 Mar 30–Apr 5 No films 0 – – –
Week 14, 1976 Mar 28–Apr 3 1 film 1 $8.3M – Lipstick (1976) $8.3M
Week 14, 1977 Mar 27–Apr 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 14, 1978 Apr 2–8 2 films 2 $5.8M – Pretty Baby (1978) $5.8M
Week 14, 1979 Apr 1–7 1 film · +426% 1 $30.4M +426% The Champ (1979) $30.4M
Week 14, 1980 Mar 30–Apr 5 No films 0 – – –
Week 14, 1981 Mar 29–Apr 4 2 films 2 $13.3M – Atlantic City (1981) $12.7M
Week 14, 1982 Mar 28–Apr 3 4 films · +173% 4 $36.2M +173% Some Kind of Hero (1982) $23.7M
Week 14, 1983 Mar 27–Apr 2 3 films · −78% 3 $7.9M −78% Love Letters (1983) $5.3M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 14 of 1983: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2)?

Love Letters (1983) leads with $5.3M worldwide, $5.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Man, Woman and Child (1983) at $2.3M and Heart Like a Wheel (1983) at $272.3K.

How much did drama movies released in week 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2) earn?

3 drama films released in week 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2) report a worldwide gross, $7.9M in all, or $2.6M per film on average. Week 13, 1983 releases took $55.2M.

How many drama movies released in week 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Love Letters (1983), earned $5.3M.

How much of the Week 14, 1983 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$7.9M of the $7.9M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 14, 1983 drama box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 14, 1983 drama box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.